The best games on PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC and mobile, including Red Dead Redemption 2, Hollow Knight, No Man’s Sky Next, Destiny 2, Mario Tennis Aces, God of War, Monster Hunter: World and Fortnite Battle Royale.
Year-end lists are a wasted opportunity, a relic from the heyday of magazines and newspapers, a recap of the recommendations you missed because an issue got lost in the mail or consumed by the family dog. They tend to be a bit foggy (why did I like this game, again?) and incomplete (what came out in January?). Worse, they arrive when we’re too busy with the holidays to put the lists to their intended use. A list of the best games of the year is more useful, more thoughtful and more complete, we believe, if it accumulates all year long.
